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Guthrie’s Key Telecommunications Priority Passes the House of Representatives

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after his bill the Novel, Advanced Spectrum and Communications Technology Networks Promotion Act passed the House of Representatives as part of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Reauthorization Act: “Today I was proud to vote for the NTIA Reauthorization Act, which…

Congressman Guthrie Cosponsors Bill to Study Blockchain Technology

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Washington, D.C. — Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) along with Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09), Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), re-introduced the Consumer Safety Technology Act, a bipartisan bill that will require the Department of Commerce and other agencies study blockchain technology consumer products and safety. “The United…

Guthrie Introduces Bill to Improve Wireless Communications Reliability

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after introducing the Novel, Advanced Spectrum and Communications Technology Networks Promotion Act: “I consistently hear from constituents about the need to improve the reliability of cell phone service in rural areas. Our nation’s electromagnetic airwaves, known as spectrum, play a critical role in…

Guthrie Introduces Bill to Secure Rural Broadband Networks

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) reintroduced the Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable (TRUSTED) Broadband Networks Act, a bill to build on efforts to secure rural and small telecommunications providers’ networks from bad actors and foreign threats. “Telecommunications equipment from Chinese Communist Party-subsidized…

Guthrie Reintroduces SMART Spectrum Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) reintroduced the Simplifying Management, Access, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or SMART Spectrum Act with Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) to establish a tool to improve the coordination of shared spectrum and mitigate harmful interference for commercial and federal users. “Spectrum plays a critical role in national…

Guthrie Statement on CHIPS and Science Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement after voting against the CHIPS and Science Act. “Many Kentuckians have seen and felt the impact of the chips shortage, and the global supply chain crisis has further highlighted vulnerabilities in our domestic semiconductor supply chain. However, the CHIPS bill that passed the House is the wrong…

Guthrie’s SMART Spectrum Act Passes House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) Simplifying Management, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or SMART Spectrum Act passed the House of Representatives today. The SMART Spectrum Act would better facilitate sharing of underutilized spectrum that is licensed to the federal government by improving how federal and non-federal users share that spectrum. “With the…

Guthrie’s SMART Spectrum Act Advances to House Floor

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) bill that would strengthen and improve the utilization of the nation’s spectrum resource passed the full Energy and Commerce Committee today. Guthrie introduced the Simplifying Management, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or SMART Spectrum Act, to enhance the reliability of spectrum for federal and non-federal users and to…

Guthrie Announces 2021 Congressional App Challenge Winners

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced the 2021 winners of the Congressional App Challenge from Kentucky’s Second District during Computer Science Education Week. The overall first place winner is Glasgow High School student Emma Bunch, who created the app “Cure.” In total, 55 apps were created for this year’s app challenge, which was the highest participation…

Guthrie’s Bill to Strengthen Small and Rural Communications Providers Passes House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brett Guthrie’s (KY-02) bill to further strengthen our telecommunications networks, especially for small and rural providers, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Guthrie helped introduced the Open RAN Outreach Act with Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08), and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01). The Open RAN Outreach…